Henderson police announce arrest of suspect in convenience store robberies

Ignacio Barragan Jr. (Henderson Police Department)

A robbery suspect is seen on surveillance footage. (Henderson Fire Department)

(Henderson Fire Department)

A man wanted in connection with several convenience store robberies in Henderson has been arrested.

Henderson police said they arrested Ignacio Barragan Jr., 34, Thursday afternoon in connection with three robberies.

Two of the robberies occurred within a week: one on Dec. 6 and another on Dec. 11.

Police said Barragan also is suspected in the robbery of a third store around 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 22, when AM-PM minimart clerks were threatened with a knife at 15 W. Horizon Ridge Parkway, near West Horizon Drive.

Barragan was arrested at his Henderson home. Police said he faces three counts of robbery with a deadly weapon and three counts of burglary with a deadly weapon. He was booked into the Henderson Detention Center.

Henderson police encourage anyone with information about the incidents to call the Henderson Police Department at 702-267-4911 or Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

Contact Rachel Hershkovitz at rhershkovitz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @rzhershkovitz on Twitter.